Plato/philosophy

Famous quotes containing the words plato and/or philosophy:

““Just” or “right” means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger.”
—Thrasymachus or Plato (fl. 430–410 B.C.)

“The fact is, mental philosophy is very like Poverty, which, you know, begins at home; and indeed, when it goes abroad, it is poverty itself.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)